BUTTS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
124th Session Covering Calendar Year 2022
2021-2022 Biennium
Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for June 13, 2022

Commissioners:
☐ Ken Rivers, District 1
☐ Robert Henderson, District 2
☐ Joe Brown, District 3
☐ Keith Douglas, District 4
☐ Russ Crumbley, District 5

Staff:
☐ Brad Johnson, County Manager
☐ Michael Brewer, Deputy County Manager
☐ Rhonda Blissit, Chief Financial Officer

Section 1: Opening of Workshop

The workshop opened at 5:00 PM, with Chairman Joe Brown presiding and all Members in attendance. with the rest of the board in attendance. Nine items were discussed, which included a health insurance discussion; the abandonment of a portion of Wallace Road; appointments to boards; Approval of the annual transit agreement with Three Rivers Regional Commission; approval to seek an elections reimbursement grant; approval of the annual public defender’s contract; a revision to the agreement with the Chamber of Commerce for DMO funding; a proposal from GDOT to acquire part of the County’s library property and the waiver of impact fees for a church construction project.The Board adjourned the workshop at 5:35 PM.

Section 2: Session Preliminaries
Chairman Brown called the session to order at 6:00 PM and Michael Brewer introduced Pastor David Morris of Cornerstone Ministries, who gave the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

Item 2022-06-106 Adoption of the Docket
Mr. Rivers moved to approve the docket with one addition, seconded by Mr. Henderson with unanimous consent. Item 109 A shall be added on waiver of church fees.

Item 2022-06-107 Approval of May Minutes
Mr. Rivers moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Mr. Henderson with unanimous consent.

Item 2022-06-108 Special Recognitions
Mr. Johnson recognized Zoning Administrator Christy Williams, in attendance upon her last meeting with the County. Ms. Williams will be retiring after 24 years of service and the Board thanked her and congratulated her with an honorable service award.

Section 3: Old Business
Item 2022-05-095 Rezoning of 98+ Acres at Bucksnort Road and Highway 36
This item, previously postponed, was postponed again until the July regular meeting upon a motion by Mr. Rivers, seconded by Mr. Crumbley and approved with unanimous consent.

Section 4: New Business
Planning & Development
Item 2022-06-109-A County Resolution CR202232 Waiver of Church Impact Fees
Mr. Rivers motioned to approve Resolution, seconded by Mr. Crumbley with unanimous consent. The Resolution shall be made a part of the Book of Resolutions, Volume 1, as reflected in the minutes.

Item 2022-06-109-B County Resolution CR202231 Public Hearing/Resolution on Wallace Road
Mr. Brown opened a public hearing on abandoning a portion of Wallace Road. Representatives from Prologis and affected property owners spoke in favor of. No one spoke against the rezoning but concerns were expressed about the timing of the closing and property owners access to their homes.
Following discussion, the representative from Prologis stated that, in the event that they needed to restrict access to the portion of Wallace Road that was being considered for abandonment before they had closed on purchasing the parcels owned by the Wallace Road property owners, then the company would make improvements to the remaining portion of the road, including the paving of that road. This was acceptable to the property owners and to the board. Mr. Rivers motion to accept and approve the resolution to abandon a portion of Wallace Road with the additional stipulations stated above for improvement of the remaining portion. Mr. Douglas seconded the motion and it was approved 5-0.

Governmental Affairs
Item 2022-06-110 County Resolution CR202230 Mid Year Board Appointments
Resolution 30 was presented reappointing board members due for mid-year appointments and reappointments. Mr. Rivers moved to approve the resolution, seconded by Mr. Crumbley and approved with unanimous consent. The Resolution shall be made a part of the Book of Resolutions, Volume 1, as reflected in the minutes

Item 2022-06-111 Reapproval of Annual Transit Agreement with Regional Commission
Item 2022-06-112 Approval to Seek Elections Grant
Item 2022-06-113 Approval of Public Defender Contract
Item 2022-06-114 Revision to Chamber of Commerce Agreement
Commissioner Rivers made a motion to approve items 111, 112, 113 and 114 in one motion. Commissioner Douglas seconded the motion and the Chairman called for a vote. The motion was approved 4-1 with Commissioner Douglas voting in dissent.

Item 2202-06-115 Proposed Acquisition of Library Property by Georgia DOT
Mr. Johnson presented a proposal from the Georgia Department of Transportation to acquire part of the property occupied by the county library for road construction. Mr. Crumbley moved to reject the proposal, seconded by Mr. Rivers with unanimous consent.

Item 2022-06-116, 117 & 118
Ms. Blissit gave the Financial Report. Mr. Brewer presented the monthly operations report. Mr. Johnson gave an extensive overview of ongoing projects going on in County departments.

Concluding Business
Item 2022-06-119 Adjournment
Without need for Executive Session, Mr. Rivers moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Douglas with unanimous consent. The meeting adjourned at 7:14 PM.

Ratified this 11th Day of July, 2022

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On behalf of the Board of Commissioners
Joe Brown, Chairman, Presiding

CERTIFICATION & ATTESTATION

I do hereby attest by my signature and seal below that the aforementioned minutes of the Butts County Board of Commissioners are an accurate representation of the official actions undertaken by the Board during the open meeting designated for the date and times stated herein.

J. Michael Brewer, Deputy County Manager
Clerk of the 124th Session, Attesting